Peter Shaffer

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human playwright screenwriter

Peter Shaffer was a renowned British playwright and screenwriter best known for works such as "Amadeus" and "Equus."

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Peter Shaffer canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
adaptedFrom Amadeus (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Drama Desk Award ⓘ
Evening Standard Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthName Peter Levin Shaffer NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1926-05-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2016-06-06 ⓘ
educatedAt St Paul’s School, London NERFINISHED ⓘ
Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ
genre dark comedy ⓘ
drama ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
hasSubjectMatter human obsession and faith ⓘ
music and the life of Mozart ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Peter Shaffer NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableFor historical drama ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ
notableWork Amadeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Black Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Equus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Five Finger Exercise NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lettice and Lovage NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Public Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Royal Hunt of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation dramatist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Liverpool, England NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Cork, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
screenplayBy Amadeus (1984 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
sibling Anthony Shaffer NERFINISHED ⓘ
twin Anthony Shaffer NERFINISHED ⓘ
workLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

New York City ⓘ
wrotePlay Amadeus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Black Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Equus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Five Finger Exercise NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lettice and Lovage NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shrivings NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Private Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Public Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Royal Hunt of the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ
White Lies NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yonadab NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Amadeus → screenwriter → Peter Shaffer ⓘ
Amadeus → playwrightOfSource → Peter Shaffer ⓘ
Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus → createdBy → Peter Shaffer ⓘ
Anthony Shaffer → sibling → Peter Shaffer ⓘ
Anthony Shaffer → twin → Peter Shaffer ⓘ
Thea Sharrock → playwright → Peter Shaffer ⓘ
subject surface form: Equus
Equus (stage) → author → Peter Shaffer ⓘ
subject surface form: Equus (play)
Equus (stage) → writer → Peter Shaffer ⓘ
subject surface form: Equus (play)
Lettice and Lovage → creator → Peter Shaffer ⓘ
Lettice and Lovage → author → Peter Shaffer ⓘ
Lettice and Lovage → hasPlaywright → Peter Shaffer ⓘ